Easy Yo-Yo Tricks

The reverse Sleeper yo-yo trick appears to be identical to throwing a regular Sleeper. The difference is that in this trick the yo-yo will spin backward when thrown down.

Step 1: Extend your hand out in front of you. Stand the yo-yo on its edge in your yo-yo hand, palm up, as you would when throwing a regular Sleeper.

Now place the yo-yo between your thumb and middle finger, in line with your shoulder. Unlike the Sleeper, the string should flow out of the back and the bottom of the yo-yo.

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Flick the yo-yo to the ground witha strong overhand motion.

Step 2: With a flick of the wrist, whip the yo-yo to the ground in a firm, overhand motion. Make sure to throw the yo-yo straight down, otherwise it may spin out on its side. Watch the yo-yo spin backward when thrown down.

Step 3: Give the string a jerk and the yo-yo should quickly return to your hand.

Ready to entertain your friends with some funny yo-yo antics? Learn Walk the Cat in the next section.

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This trick is not usually performed for its own sake (because it looks so similar to a regular Sleeper) but rather is used as the first step with certain tricks, such as Walk the Cat. Research conducted at the University of Karlsruhe in Germany revealed that the yo-yo reaches its maximum spin speed at the half-way point on its way down the string.